{"id":3297,"date":"2010-09-11T08:38:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T13:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-09-11T08:40:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-11T13:40:18","slug":"3297","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/3297\/","title":{"rendered":"PITKAT, BARRETT, NOCERA, & HAYES TAKE SEPT. 10TH SHARK CYCLE 100 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITKAT, BARRETT, NOCERA, & HAYES TAKE SEPT. 10TH SHARK CYCLE 100 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a week away from racing, Stafford Speedway
\nwas back in action on Friday, September 10th with the Inaugural Shark Cycle
\n100. It was a banner night for Stafford’s own Woody Pitkat, who bagged a
\ndouble by winning both the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature, and the 30-lap Late
\nModel feature. The SK Modified\u00ae victory was the third of 2010 for Pitkat and
\nthe Late Model win was his second consecutive and seventh overall win of
\n2010. Other feature winners were Tommy Barrett, Jr., who scored his ninth
\nwin of 2010 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera, Jr., who
\nwon his second feature of 2010 in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
\nAndrew Hayes scored his third win of the 2010 season in the 15-lap DARE
\nStock feature.<\/p>\n

In the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Sean Foster took the lead at the
\ndrop of the green with Chris Jones behind him. Dan Avery held third with
\nZach Sylvester fourth and Ryan Preece in fifth. Sylvester made a move to
\nthe inside of Avery for third on lap-4 and their side by side fight allowed
\nWoody Pitkat to close in.<\/p>\n

Jones took the lead from Foster on lap-7 and Foster continued to slide
\nbackwards as Pitkat, Preece, and Sylvester all moved by. Preece made a run
\nto the outside of Pitkat for second on lap-15, but he was not able to take
\nthe position. Mark Bakaj spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow flag with
\n18 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Pitkat charged to the outside of Jones on the restart, but he was not able
\nto muster up enough momentum to make the pass. Pitkat got loose in turn 4,
\nwhich allowed Preece to move into second. Preece was then applying heavy
\npressure to Jones for the lead when Nichole Morgillo spun in turn 3 to bring
\nthe caution out with 18 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Preece again made a run to the outside of Jones for the lead but contact in
\nturn 4 sent Preece around and Jones came to a stop with damage to his right
\nfront suspension and the caution came back out. Jeff Baral and Pitakt were
\nthe new front row for the restart.<\/p>\n

Pitkat took the lead on the restart with Baral settling into second.
\nSylvester and Curt Brainard were side by side for third place with Jeff
\nMalave and Frank Ruocco side by side for fifth behind Sylvester and
\nBrainard. After several laps of side by side action, the order was Pitkat
\nin the lead with Baral, Sylvester, Malave, and Brainard making up the top-5.
\nRuocco, Christopher, and Preece were behind Brainard, but Preece got by
\nChristopher on lap-29. Todd Owen, Josh Sylvester, and Adam Skowyra spun in
\nturn 1 to bring the caution out.<\/p>\n

Pitkat again was the leader back under green with Baral in second. Malave
\ngot around Sylvester for third with Brainard in fifth. Ruocco and Skowyra
\nwent around in turn 3 to bring the yellow back out with 32 laps complete.
\nPitkat again took the lead with Malave getting by Baral for second. Preece
\nwas all over the back of Baral for third, but Lou Cicconi spun in turn 1 and
\nRaymond Grassetti was spun in turn 3 to bring the caution out with 34 laps
\ncomplete.
\nPitkat and Malave were side by side for the lead on the restart with Preece
\nlooking to pass both cars, but there was a multicar incident in turn 3 that
\ninvolved nearly half the field as there was fluid on the track and cars slid
\nup the track and into the wall to bring the caution and red flags out.
\nIt was a 4-car train at the front of the field on the restart as Pitkat and
\nMalave were wheel to wheel as were Preece and Dan Avery behind them. Pitkat
\nmoved to the lead and Preece was able to get into second with Malave and
\nAvery behind them in single file. Preece got up to the outside of Pitkat
\nfor the final lap and pulled even with him down the backstretch, but Pitkat
\ngot the better run in 3+4 and was able to hold off Preece at the line for
\nhis third win of the 2010 season.<\/p>\n

Keith Rocco’s 9th place finish was enough to clinch the 2010 Stafford Motor
\nSpeedway SK Modified\u00ae track championship.<\/p>\n

In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Jim Peterson used a 3-wide move at
\nthe drop of the green to take the lead ahead of Keith Rocco and Tom Fearn.
\nCorey Hutchings was fourth behind Fearn and Jim Mavlouganes held down the
\nfifth spot.<\/p>\n

At the lap-10 mark of the race, Peterson was pulling away from the pack as
\nFearn was now into second with Hutchings, Mavlouganes, Rocco, Woody Pitkat,
\nMichael Bennett, and Tom Butler behind him. On lap-11 Pitkat moved by Rocco
\nand he brought Bennett with him as Rocco fell back from fifth to seventh.
\nThe cars of Tracy Brouillette and Mark St. Hilaire came together in turn 3
\nto bring the caution out with 11 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Peterson powered back into the lead back under green with Hutchings, Pitkat,
\nBennett, and Mavlouganes making up the top-5. The top-5 ran in line until
\nlap-16 when Pitkat, Bennett, Mavlouganes, and Wayne Coury, Jr. all got past
\nHutchings as Hutchings fell back from second to sixth.<\/p>\n

Bennett\u2019s car lost its brakes and he began to slide backwards through the
\nfield. Peterson was still out front, with Pitkat slowly closing the gap.
\nMavlouganes was third, with Coury and Hutchings rounding out the top-5 with
\n23 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Pitkat closed the gap to Peterson\u2019s bumper and he made a pass for the lead
\non lap-24. With 26 laps complete, Scott Cook and Ryan Posocco got into the
\nturn 2 wall which brought out the caution and red flags.<\/p>\n

As the race resumed, Pitkat charged to the lead with Peterson in second.
\nMavlouganes was third, with Hutchings and Coury behind him. Pitkat led the
\nfinal 4 laps to take down his his second consecutive and seventh overall
\nfeature victory of the 2010 season. Peterson finished second, with
\nMavlouganes, Hutchings, and Coury rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Erica Santos took the early
\nrace lead ahead of Victoria Bergenty. Joey Cipriano, III and Heather
\nDesRochers were side by side for the first several laps for third with
\nCipriano eventually able to take the spot. Cipriano continued his charge to
\nthe front as he took second from Bergenty on lap-6. Cipriano was closing in
\non Santos for the lead when Bergenty spun in turn 2 and Jay Goff scraped the
\nwall as he tried to avoid Bergenty which resulted in fire erupting from his
\nengine compartment, which brought out the red flag with 7 laps complete.
\nCipriano charged into the lead on the restart as Santos didn\u2019t come up to
\nspeed. Ted Cain moved into second as Santos fell from the lead back to
\nthird, but the field only completed one lap before Zach Aszklar and Kyle
\nSpencer spun and hit the turn 3 wall to bring the yellow back out.<\/p>\n

Cipriano took the lead back under green with Cain and Santos behind him.
\nTommy Barrett, Jr. and Matt Galko were locked in a side by side duel for
\nfourth place, but they both were able to move by Santos. Cain got loose and
\nnearly spun on lap-15, kicking up enough debris onto the track to bring out
\nthe caution.<\/p>\n

Cipriano took the lead back under green, but it only lasted one lap as
\nBarrett moved to the front of the field on lap-17. Galko was in third
\nbehind Cipriano, with Santos and Earl Pelletier making up the top-5.
\nCipriano gave it one last try to take the lead on the final lap, but he came
\nup a car length short as Barrett took down his ninth win of the season.
\nRounding out the top-5 behind Barrett and Cipriano was Galko, Santos, and
\nPelletier.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jesse Hinze took the lead at
\nthe green with Duane Provost behind him in second. Shawn Thibeault quickly
\nnavigated his way by Brian Clement for third place, with George Nocera, Jr.,
\nAndrew Durand, and Dave Yardley all following Thibeault by Clement.<\/p>\n

The order remained the same until lap-5 when Thibeault made a move to the
\ninside of Provost to take over second. Thibeault\u2019s move opened the door for
\nNocera, Durand, and Yardley to all get by Provost, dropping him from second
\nback to sixth place while Hinze continued to lead the field.<\/p>\n

At the halfway point of the race, it was still Hinze in command with Nocera
\nand Durand in second and third as Thibeault was fading backwards to fourth
\nplace. Carla Botticello spun around in turns 1+2 with 10 laps complete to
\nbring out the first caution of the race.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Nocera moved to the front of the pack with Hinze settling
\ninto line in second. Durand was third with Yardley fourth and Dan Flannery
\nwas locked in a side by side duel with Thibeault for fifth. Thibeault kept
\nthe spot and Rob Dow snuck by Flannery while Flannery was in the outside
\ngroove to drop him back to seventh in the running order.<\/p>\n

Nocera was opening up the lead while out front, but that lead was erased
\nwith 18 laps complete as Botticello spun in turns 3+4 to bring out the
\ncaution and set up a green white checkered finish.<\/p>\n

Nocera took the lead as the race went back to green and Hinze and Durand
\nwere side by side for second. Hinze got loose and fell back to sixth place,
\nbut it was all Nocera at the front as he locked down his second feature
\nvictory of the 2010 season. Durand finished second, with Yardley, Flannery,
\nand Rob Dow rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, the race started with a crash that
\ninvolved Jim Brice, Joe McAllister, and Cory Casagrande. Vince Gambacorta
\npowered his way into the lead on the restart ahead of Jeff Jolly, Cliff
\nSaunders, Andrew Hayes, and Tony Membrino, Jr.<\/p>\n

The caution came back out with 6 laps complete for a spin by Kelsey Rottino.
\nBack under green Gambacorta continued to hold down the lead with Hayes
\nmoving into second. Barry Fluckiger moved into third, with Josh Wood moving
\ninto fourth and Jolly fell back from second to fifth in line.<\/p>\n

Gambacorta held the lead until lap-9 when Hayes moved his car to the front
\nof the field. Fluckiger was backsliding as Wood, Jolly, and Membrino all
\ngot by, dropping him from third back to sixth. Wood got by Gambacorta for
\nsecond on lap-11 as Hayes continued to lead the race. Wood got close to
\nHayes, but he couldn\u2019t get close enough as Hayes took his third win of the
\n2010 season. Wood finished second, with Gambacorta, Jolly, and Membrino
\nrounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
\n###<\/p>\n

SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n2) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n3) Jeff Malave, Manchester
\n4) Dan Avery, Somers
\n5) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
\n6) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
\n7) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n8) Lou Cicconi, Aston, Pa
\n9) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n10) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n11) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n12) Rich Hammann, Tolland
\n13) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n14) Rich Vasseur, Ellington
\n15) Jeff Baral, Enfield
\n16) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n17) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
\n18) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n19) Matt Gallo, Kensington
\n20) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
\n21) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
\n22) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n23) Sean Foster, Ellington
\n24) Todd Owen, Somers
\n25) Chris Jones, New Milford
\n26) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n27) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n28) Chris Matthews, Stafford<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n2) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n3) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
\n4) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n5) Wayne Coury, Jr., Milford
\n6) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n7) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n8) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n9) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n10) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n11) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n12) Dave Wray, Meriden
\n13) Tim Fogg, Stafford Springs
\n14) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n15) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n16) Tracy Brouillette, Prospect
\n17) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n18) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n19) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
\n20) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n21) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
\n2) Joseph Cipriano, III, Waterbury
\n3) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n4) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
\n5) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n6) Ted Cain, Plymouth
\n7) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
\n8) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
\n9) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n10) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n11) Mike Parolo, Feeding Hills, Ma
\n12) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n13) David Webb, New Milford
\n14) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n15) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n16) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n17) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n18) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n19) Paul Tommasino, Meriden<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n2) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
\n3) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
\n4) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n5) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
\n6) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n7) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n8) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n9) Keith Minchella, Springfield, Ma
\n10) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n11) Dwayne Dorr, Ledyard
\n12) Michael Wray, Northford
\n13) Michael Nadeau, Enfield
\n14) Rob Farrington, Jr, Belchertown, Ma
\n15) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n16) David Burnham, East Hartford
\n17) Glenn Bartkowski, Manchester
\n18) Pete Cayer, Bristol
\n19) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
\n20) Brian Clement, Wethersfield<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n2) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n3) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n4) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
\n5) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n6) Barry Fluckiger, Vernon
\n7) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n8) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n9) Stephen Daddio, Seymour
\n10) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
\n11) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
\n12) Joe Mcallister, New Britian
\n13) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n14) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n15) Stacy Macha, Columbia
\n16) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n17) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n18) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n19) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n20) Jim Brice, Manchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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